# Title race is over – but intrigue in F1 continues

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/title-race-is-over-but-intrigue-in-f1-continues/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:52:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:26:31+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cm62y4283534o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Motorsport, Sport

## Key points

- The drivers’ title is decided, but the constructors’ championship remains in play.
- Mercedes need three more points than Ferrari in Sao Paulo.
- Ferrari has told Hamilton and Leclerc to put the team first.

## Summary

The drivers’ championship has been decided, but the Sao Paulo Grand Prix could shape next season’s contest and settle the constructors’ title. Mercedes need to score three more points than Ferrari this weekend to secure that crown, as the leading teams continue to close the performance gap.

Mercedes won seven of the first eight races, but the last 12 have been shared between Mercedes (six), Red Bull (three), McLaren (two) and Ferrari (one). Attention is also on Ferrari team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, who collided on the opening lap in Mexico and lost a possible one-two finish; team principal Frederic Vasseur says their meeting has clarified expectations that the team must come first.

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